Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-10
GEN ERAL RIARKEZs.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, June g.-FloGr, quiet and
easy; patents 81 25G4 30. Wheat lower; early
In the day a sharp break caused decline of
lGl4c on new crop months and 2Ac on june
closed did not recover; No. red cash SAC (;
June 3310S51ac. closing o23lc; July SlbGo24c,
closing Size bid; August sos GSl5sc closing al
SO7SC; September sl2sGS2Ac, closing at S2@c;
october 631&0S3zSc, closing S3}sC asked. Corn
lover and weak Oh closed % Ts6c
nominal at 8655c; July 56]5 1855. closing at
361Ic; August 37a377Ic, closing at SIC bid. oats
nominally unchanged; cash 21RG2o4c; June
&c. Corn meal active at 81 1902 10. Whisky
steady at 81 05. Provisions stiff. POrk-Irreg
ular new SIS 90. Lard Sc 40 Dry salt meats
Boxed shoulders s. 10; long clears 81 671S ;
clear ribs 81 75 short clears SIS 3714; clear ribs
S. 371lGS 30; short clears S. 671zGs 70. Hams
steady at Sll 25Gl4 90.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 9-Wheat market
opened decidedly bearish this morning. Feel
ing in pit became somewhat unsettled by con
tinued large receipts, and elevator blockade
is raising CONTINGENCIES which are creating
feelings of apprehension. Clique to all APP
pearances paid no attention to
market and crowd taking ad-
Vantage of the situation began selling
in small amounts; July opened &c lower at
close of the morning session II stitfened up
somewhat on local buying, being quoted at
s5ssGS54c; June opened at &c, declined 10
S9lzc and almost Immediately went back to
92}. 0q3c; between SOC and 92C It's movements
were very erratic and showed much nervous
ness on the part of traders. Trading In June
o.,
ness in futures was very heavy. On the after
noon board June closed at 92Hc and July at
&c There was little more doing IN corn TO- day
speculation being rather larger than noted
yesterday, but the general tone was one OF
weakness. Business was mainly of local
scalpng character, and the country orders
received were generally from parties who were
DESTROYS of covering their short sales OF July,
and selling longer futures against corn in the
crib The opening prices were tractiOnally
lower than yesterdays close. July opened at
on 100 oafa oil, fTlr Qf
the oDening figures. In the provision market
the Improvement witnessed yesterday was
more than sustained. Short ribs attracted the
principal attention, though in lard trading
for forward delivery exhibited freedom from
the start. Short ribs were particularly active.
Parties who had unlOaded short on Florida
yellow fever scare were again urgent ana no no.
eral buyers, and higher prices prevailed July
ribs opened Al 81 5215 and sold up TO 81 6I5s,
closing at s. 65. Lard was strongly held and
July advanced l0c during the Cay, opening at
So 62t[ and closing at Sc ~. Leading
futures closed as follows Wheat No ,,
June 92kc; July S5@c; August s24c; Sep
lember Size. Corn No. ?, June 3I24c; July
3915c; August Acc; September 4O@c Mess
pork June S2l 90. Lard June So 67H; July So 72z
August S. S21s; September IS 90; short ribs,
June s. 60; July s. %; August 81 70; September
s. S21z. Cash quotations were: Flour ruled
quiet, prices generally Zoe to 2Oc higher than
purchasers ideas. No. spring wheat 9lGJl}5c;
No ,, red, 9l69lkc, No , corn, 3SHc. Mess
pork $50 0n62l 90. Lard, S. 60G6 62k. Snort
ribs, 81 6O0T 62% Dry sailed shoulders, boxed
- 6065 20. Short clear sides, boxed, 81 90G7 %.
NEW YORK, June 9-Flour-Market about
steady; choice white wheat, western extra
81 GOA So; fancy western extra, 81 90G5 10;
common to good extra Ohio, So 40G5 10; COM
mon to choice extra ST. Louis, So 40G5 -
Wheat-spOt lots, = ale lower and moderately
active; options opened heavy, declined g a
Ia, later ruled stronger and rallied lc
for June but only trilles on others, closing
heavy; speculation moderate; spot No, red
S7l4 6971zc elevator; 9Sti G9S52c deliVered; 9IH
G9S &C free on boart;lJune, 9TG9S, closet size;
July 95GGjssc, closed 95c; AUGUST 81 3 l66921sc,
closed 81 &C; September 9l7S G92l. closed 9l7sc
Corn-spot lots q shade higher; trading moGer
ate; options less active: spot No. 4Sc eleva
tor; ! 1850 store; 4o55c atiOaJ; No June aga
axe, closed 4Tasc; July 4S64S4c, closed 4Sci
August 1875 G49c, closed 49c; September 493lc
Cotfee-SpOt fair Rio quiet, '22iIc; options
lower and fairly active sales 1920 bags
June $50 1890 %: July $50 20g20 20:
August see 45G2l Gj; September $40 65G2l So;
october so "a AL 80; November $50 1921 co.
December $40 SOG2l 90; January S2l O0G2l 40:
February S21 So; aarch S2I I5G2l 5O april
$50 9562l IS; May 90 95G2l 25. Sugar quiet and
Unchanged Bahia 4 1890; centrifugal Ice I;
refined firm and IN fair demand; standard a
53ke; confectioners a 5 ll-I6c; granulated
nal; sales so barrels. Mess cut meats steady
picked bellies &c; middles dull nominal.
Lard opened 3G4 points lower, later Teacted
10G12 points, closing firm; trade moderate |;
western steam pool quoted at So 80; June 50 81;
July So 9l67 05; August 81 OLAF II; Septembet
81 l267 20; october 81 l767 81; steam Sc 65s''
NEW ORLEANS, LA, June s.-Hog proaoets
unsettled but generally higher; poIzf6 5es
strong and higher; shoulders s6 co. long
clear and clear ribs 81 62]5. Bacon-Shpul-